Retired Erie art teacher's work lands in international exhibition

Fiber artist Medis Kent stands surrounded by some of her past work hanging inside her home in Findley Lake, N.Y. on May 9. Kent, 64, was one of only three U.S. artists, out of 255 international entries, to have work chosen for an upcoming show in Poland. GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWS

Medis Kent spent three decades helping students in the Erie School District learn to create art. Now one of Kent's own creations has found its way onto an international stage.

A former Erie resident who now lives in Findley Lake, N.Y., Kent's created a fabric art depiction of an abstract landscape that will be featured in an exhibition opening June 28 at the Museum of the City of Gdynia in Gdynia, Poland. From there, the exhibition will travel to Germany and France later this year.

To read more, see the Real People feature in Monday's Erie Times-News and on GoErie.com.